A review by lakecake
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King

4.0

This is the story of Michelangelo’s painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It’s interesting to have it in its historical context—including the fact that scenes recognized as iconic in the present day (Creation of Adam, anyone?) were not as impressive to their audience when unveiled. Fascinating stuff, and the narrator really added to the book in this edition for me.